In the start of March, we wrote a series of blogpost on turning Avernus into a Sandbox, by changing the structure in Chapter 3: Avernus. Since then, we have taken the three posts and stuck them in a PDF that's quite a bit easier to bring to your table. You can get it in both… Continue reading Avernus as a Sandbox – PDF
There's an issue with magic weapon in 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons. It's not that they're bad or poorly designed, but simply that there's not enough of them – especially at the first tiers of play (character levels 1-10), where we have less than a handful unique uncommon and about a dozen rare magic weapons.… Continue reading New release – Nybor’s Tome of Magic weapons
In this post we’ll talk a bit about how to implement the structure for making Avernus into a sandbox that we’ve covered in part 1 and part 2 of this series (if you haven’t already, you really should read those before jumping into this one!). This includes both general and specific advice about running an… Continue reading Avernus as a Sandbox – Part 3
In Avernus as a Sandbox – Part 1 we talked about how to turn Chapter 3: Avernus of Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus into a sandbox. The goal was to create a structure that offered multiple different ways to go from Fort Knucklebone at the start of the chapter to the Bleeding Citadel, where the… Continue reading Avernus as a Sandbox – Part 2
I’ll preface this post by making it clear that I thoroughly enjoy the D&D 5E campaign Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus. I think it’s a good story in an awesome setting, that is both ambitious in its scope and simple in its execution. It’s a good campaign. You should run it! Now that we have… Continue reading Avernus as a Sandbox – Part 1
Quick introduction – this post will be about our Enhanced Monster-compendiums, a series of supplements we're currently publishing on the DM's Guild. I'll talk a bit about why we feel like the monsters in the Monster Manual need to be enhanced, as well as show an example of how we've enhanced the marilith, my all-time… Continue reading Enhanced demons – or ‘Making the Marilith Great Again’!
One of the coolest things about Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus are the infernal war machines. Going all out Mad Max-style in frantic chases across the plains of Avernus is D&D at its finest! The rules for running combat and chases with infernal war machines, however, does have a bit of a learning curve. That… Continue reading War Machine Cheat Sheet (and new Avernus adventure!)
We're hard at work making additional content for Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, including a larger blog-post about how to turn Chapter 3: Avernus into more of a sandbox, and a full-day adventure to add to our DM's Resources for Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus on the DM's Guild. We didn't want to keep you… Continue reading Infernal Bounty – free Avernus-encounter
We often receive questions about printing the maps included in our D&D 5E DM's Resources for Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, Ghosts of Saltmarsh and Storm King's Thunder. So, by popular demand, I've put together this guide on how to create ready-to-print PDF-files out of any battlemap, encounter map, region map, etc.… Continue reading Guide: How to print battlemaps (and a free map!)
Coming up on half a decade, the rules for Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition can no longer be considered 'new'. The immense popularity of 5E cannot be overstated – the easy-to-access, fun-to-play rules have undoubtedly played a significant role in the recent resurgence of tabletop RPGs. This doesn't mean that the rules are perfect, however.… Continue reading The Death Saving Throw
